San Fermin Reviews

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84%

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524 Total Reviews

77%Value For Money

88%Security

99%Location

89%Staff

72%Atmosphere

84%Cleanliness

80%Facilities

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86%

The guy at the front desk, Carlos, was an absolute delight. Although I paid for an 8 bed dorm, I was moved to a 4 bed and it was great. It included a private bathroom and a nice warm air pump. The hostel is right in the centre of things so it was noisey at night but not unbearable. I was very pleased with the kitchen facilities too. I would recommend San Fermin to anyone!

i have stayed 2 nights in San Fermin. It is almost spotless clean, wifi worked very wel, nice hot water shower, big kitchen. The location is right in the old part which is very convenient.
However, it doesn't have real common areas for travelers to mingle, only tables and chairs next to the kitchen.
The reception desk only opens for limited hours. When I arrived, I couldn't get in, and after I checked out, I couldn't come back to get my stuff. But luckily, the staff helped me out.

Thank you very much.
We try to improve our services and front desk timetable for the future.
In summer or high season we always work almost 24hs.
Best regards,

83%

This is a lovely hostel, excellent facilities, really nice, although rooms are a bit narrow. Although I would not recommend for solo travellers to meet people as the structure doesn't facilitate mingling. However if you are with a group if friends and want good value go here!

Thank you for your review.
We are so sorry if you didn´t find too much people. The week you choose to visit our city it´s a bit quiet.
We recommend you to come back better season.
Regards,

86%

I'm a solo traveler, it's in the middle of the actions but is safe and easy to find which was great seeing I arrived at night.
San Sebastián isn't huge so this place being right in the middle makes it really easy and quick to walk to the 2 nearby beaches as well as the train stations.
I enjoyed my stay here, pretty social and would definitely return!

They need to be more clear about their limited desk hours, which are highly inconvenient. Also, the staff was late to check us out and the wifi is spotty at best. We thought it was just poor in the rooms, but it was just as bad by the front desk. The rooms were very nice although some of the lockers are in the hallway. The private bathroom was great and everything was clean. The high-security helped me feel secure, but I feel that it prevented socialization.

Great location, staff is really helpful, facilities are Ok and always clean (great kitchen, good lockers in bedrooms, nice showers).
The only thing I didn't like is that I felt like staying in a hotel, with almost no atmosphere, and a common area that doesn't seem very welcoming and is empty most of the time.

I loved this hostel, but the wifi was very poor, bad reception in rooms... I would look into fixing the issue as its a really big aspect for most travelers these days. It would greatly improve the ratings and general thoughts about the hostel.

Great location in the old town around lots of good pintxos bars and close to the beaches.
Staff are fine but are only there for limited hours a day. The wifi is poor and does not work in the rooms at all.
Kitchen and terrace are big, clean and useful.
Not a lot of atmosphere. Beds are small and some are on the ground in the dorms which was a bit weird.

really nice that there was a private bathroom for a 4 person room. that being said, the rooms were TINY and the hostel decided to place all 4 people staying in the entire hostel in one room. that wasnt the greatest arrangement. nice kitchen, however lacking common space.

I love how people could hang out in the common room and they have lockers for people who need to check out early but still want to explore the town until afternoon. Plus point we can cook in the kitchen, you just need to buy the ingredients in the market near the hostel.

Excellent hostel! The location is by far the best in the city, and the staff were incredibly helpful. The rooms were simple, but very nice and clean. The bathrooms in particular were great, with great showers. Absolutely loved my stay, and would definitely recommend it!

Thank you for the feedback!
We will try to figure something out about the WIFI, so it reaches the rooms.
We really hope to see you again.

83%

It was a very nice hostel with well equipped kitchen for cooking. Location was great, close to the 2 beaches and the nightlife. As previously has been written, the 6-beds room was very small and with 6 people in it it got crowded but it worked out fine. The only negative thing was that some of the lockers in our room did not have a key so you couldn't look your things up.

First of all, thank you for your feedback!
We are sorry about the lockers, did you get to tell the staff? We will check all the lockers to see if there are some keys missing, thank you for letting us know.
We hope to see you again!

80%

The ensuite bathrooms were great, the rooms were nicely set up overall. The staff were helpful when they were around, overall it was a nice stay :)

The staff and location were awesome. Not too much going on at the hostel. You have to have your own group there to make it fun on the terrace. Rooms were clean and decently priced. Kitchen closes early and opens late.

No atmosphere, the beds are terrible - the top bunk is so low that anyone sleeping on the bottom bunk has to be a midget.
Very difficult to meet people but excellent location in the old town.
Not very good if you are a solo traveler.

Good afternoon,
First of all, thank you so much for your review.
Be sure that we are going to re-check the state of our beds, we apologise for the inconveniences caused.
Furthermore, we are sorry to hear that you didnt meet any people in the hostel, because usually our guests meet a lots of people in the common areas.
We hope to host you next time you will come to San Sebastian.
Best Regards